Police are now probing the shocking incident which left dad-of-one Tom - who was wearing a hi-vis jacket at the time - fearing he had a broken arm.

He said: “I was cycling south down Hawkhead Road toward its roundabout junction with Seedhill Road. I was about 10ft from the roundabout when the car hit me.

“The next thing I know, I’m on the ground. The car stopped but then it just moved off and drove straight over my arm. It all happened really quickly.

“There were four or five people who came to see if I was alright.

“Someone actually phoned for an ambulance but I went back to the house, which is just a little bit away, and phoned a taxi to take me up to the hospital.

“I hadn’t seen the car before it hit me. The first time I saw it, I was on the ground.”

Tom, who works for the Department for International Development in East Kilbride, says his injuries could have been much worse.

He added: “The arm isn’t broken, it’s just badly bruised. But doctors say I won’t have full movement for between six weeks and three months. It’s in a sling now. I won’t be able to drive for several months.

“I have cycled to work in East Kilbride for around five years and nothing like this has ever happened before.